The 2024-25 Call for Entries Will Re-Open This Fall
Third Coast recently learned that our funding for the Competition had been terminated by our longtime financial supporter. But we’re fiercely committed to relaunching an independent Third Coast Competition! And thanks to all of you, we successfully raised $50,000 through the We Need Third Coast Campaign to do just that! Now we’re working hard to re-open the Third Coast Call for Entries this fall. We’re also continuing to expand the Audio Doctor Program, including our Summer Session, with new appointments and Audio Doctors dropping in August.
No Other Competition Like Ours
There is no other program like our year-round, independent Third Coast Competition & Call for Entries made by makers, for makers! This awards program prioritizes people and craft over profit, expands access and increases equity in the field, and pushes the boundaries of audio storytelling through experimentation and community.
Over the last four years, Third Coast’s competition has showcased more work than ever before, added two new categories, broadened eligibility to include work in all languages across all categories, named nearly 100 Third Coast Finalists, expanded the Third Coast Listening Team and Final Round Judging program, added new Pilot Offerings, and more. And in that time, Third Coast has committed to a collective pricing initiative, a sliding-scale pricing initiative for our Competition (and all of our programs) to ensure that it is accessible to anyone who wants to enter.
We’ll be sharing more about these initiatives throughout the We Need Third Coast Campaign across social media and on our newsletter. For now, you can check out our 2022-23 Competition & Call for Entries to see these values in action.
Want to see these initiatives grow? We need the support of both individuals and an influx of institutional support. Are you an institution? Please get in touch with us at info@thirdcoastfestival.org
We Want To Hear From YOU
For the 2024-25 Competition, we promise to update our Collective Pricing philosophy, and offer a new set of Competition Offerings. As always, our staff is committed to listening to every single entry through our comprehensive review and judging process.
We hope to make our 2024-25 Call for Entries the largest, most global, most accessible and most innovative Competition ever.
Stay tuned.